MONTREAL — The New Jersey Devils performed the Montreal Canadiens on the good time.
The Devils went into Montreal on a seven-game shedding skid and Tomas Tatar hadn’t scored in 12 video games, and each streaks ended with New Jersey’s 7-1 thumping of the Canadiens on Tuesday night time.
The Devils had simply dropped the primary of back-to-back video games, 4-1 to the Ottawa Senators the night time earlier than. Coach Lindy Ruff mentioned he was “actually impressed” at how his gamers redeemed themselves.
“To return out with that power in a back-to-back, you’re at all times anxious as a result of we come off (the All-Star) break,” Ruff mentioned. “That first recreation you often have good power. Typically, the second recreation not as a lot, however we received what I'd name a four-line effort. We used all six defensemen and we had an actual sturdy skating efficiency out of everyone.”
Micheal McLeod scored twice and Dawson Mercer, Nico Hischier, Jesper Boqvist and Tatar, on his first recreation again in Montreal, added objectives. Jon Gillies blocked 29 of 30 pictures.
“I believe we’ve been notably struggling these days, so it’s good to be again within the win column no matter who we performed and the way it occurs,” Ryan Graves mentioned.
For Graves, the Devils received the higher hand on the Canadiens as a result of they saved issues easy.
“We simply performed easy hockey,” he mentioned. “I believe it’s possibly a lesson for us that objectives can come less complicated, and that’s how we've to play to have success.”
The Canadiens returned to their struggles. Montreal allowed 5 or extra objectives for a fifth straight recreation.
“We received embarrassed on the market tonight,” Josh Anderson mentioned. “We had a few errors that value us objectives, and also you’d assume that after the break we’d be refreshed and able to go however you guys witnessed it on the market. I really feel embarrassed. We higher be able to go for the subsequent recreation.”
Brett Kulak had Montreal’s lone purpose. Cayden Primeau allowed seven objectives on 34 pictures, turning into the primary Canadiens goalie in 2022 to play a whole recreation with out getting pulled.
McLeod broke the ice for New Jersey at 4:36 of the primary interval when he transformed a rebound for his fourth purpose of the season.
Mercer made it 2-0 with 4:29 to go within the first. The Devils caught the Canadiens on the frenzy and the rookie took a go from Jesper Boqvist and beat Primeau.
Kulak’s wrist shot from the purpose whizzed by way of a crowd of gamers and previous Gillies to make it 2-1 at 5:54 of the second to attract Montreal inside 2-1.
“After we got here again to make it 2-1, the third purpose put us on our heels,” Montreal coach Dominique Ducharme mentioned. “I believe that’s the place we must be higher and react higher, even after the fourth purpose on the finish of the second. These are issues that break the power and the rhythm, however it’s in moments like these the place the gamers that step on the ice have to convey the rhythm again.”
The Devils regained their two-goal lead simply seconds after killing a penalty. Hischier was left alone on Primeau’s glove aspect and Yegor Sharangovic discovered him with a cross-ice go for a one-timer.
The Devils added two objectives in a span of 47 seconds late within the second interval. Boqvist added a purpose of his personal from the excessive slot with 1:07 left and McLeod notched his second of the night time from one other Primeau rebound to make it 5-1 20 seconds earlier than the intermission.
The Devils received two within the third. Zacha’s shot from the highest of the best faceoff circle on an influence play deflected in off Primeau’s glove and Tatar scored from the slot.
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